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    SpaceX scraps Starship launch at the last minute due to frozen valve

    The 400-foot-tall, stainless steel Starship could one day shuttle humans to the moon. But getting the rocket to fly is no easy feat, and it'll be 48 hours until the team can try again, SpaceX said.
    by Emily Olson Apr 17, 2023 2 minutes
    SpaceX postponed plans to test the world's largest rocket on Monday after noting a frozen pressure valve.
    Updated April 17, 2023 at 10:42 AM ET

    The commercial spaceflight company SpaceX scrapped its first scheduled test flight of Starship, a huge, stainless-steel rocket that could one day carry humans to the moon, Mars and beyond.

    The first launch attempt was set to take place in South Texas during a 150-minute window on Monday morning. Just about 10 minutes said in tweet that a valve appeared to be frozen, rendering the mission untenable.

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